Category: Reviews

We’re revin’ up the new Transformers Bumblebee Action Playset! 🔥

 

This fortified Autobot garage is disguised as a 2007 Chevrolet Camaro. Race your Micro Machines inside this set through over 10 Action Zones that feature gates, walls, guns and ramps. You’ll navigate three unique floors of roadways while you hunt down the exclusive Decepticon Barricade. This garage can be combined with other Micro Machines playsets and mystery packs.

 

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This set was super easy to put together and just as easy to put away.  It’s a great collector’s item for Transformers and Micro Machines collectors as well as a great toy for at home or on the go for your littlest fans!

 

*This product was provided for free and all opinions are my own.

Are you a Talking Tom Fan? Does your family love gaming? Then this is going to be your new best friend. Let me introduce the GameBud Talking Tom – the world’s first talking-animatronic streamer! You connect him to your phone or tablet to unlock lots of cool experiences that you’ve never seen before. He not only interacts with you but he can game with you real-time and even make unique content!

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Only the first 10,000 people to order will receive an exclusive GameBud Talking Tom, with collectors’ certificate and a Hero Dash face mask. Pre-sale begins this week! Head on over to Gamebud.com and order yours to make sure you get it in time for the holidays.

There’s somethin’ strange in the neighborhood! We received a selection of the newly released Ghostbusters toys from Hasbro. We’ve got the Kenner Classics Ecto-1 as well as two Kenner Classics figures – the Bugeye and Fearsome Flush ghosts! Thanks to Hasbro for sending these free products to us for our review!

Whether you a fan of the Ghostbuster’s movies or a toy collector, you are sure to fall in love with these toys. First of all, the packaging is captivating with the vibrant colors and beautifully created artwork. The Fearsome Flush figure is sort of like a fidget toy which you won’t want to put down. When you push it forward or backward, the lids open and close to reveal a ghost. You’ll have a poppin’ good time with the Bug-Eye Ghost figure! If you hit the Bug-Eye on the middle of its back, the eyeball pops out. I have to say our favorite was the Ecto-1 Vehicle. It’s beautifully detailed with the Ghostbusters logo on the door, the customized license plate and it even comes with the Ghostwinder winch! For the full review, check out our YouTube channel.

Have your kids ever wished they were taller like other kids? In this adorable picture book, Being Small (Isn’t So Bad After All), Lori Orlinsky tells the story of a young girl who doesn’t want to go to school because she is the shortest person in her class. She is frustrated with the disadvantages she deals with but with the help of her mom, realizes there are just as many advantages to being shorter. *This book was provided to me for free for my review and all opinions are my own. *

The beautiful illustrations by Vanessa Alexandre bring to life the little frustrations the sweet girl has on a daily basis including not being able to reach the ball when playing sports or her feet not touching the ground when sitting in a chair. Her mom is then able to help her see the many advantages she has over others who are taller than her including climbing in to tiny spaces without hitting your head and being the first they see in class photos! I love that this story teaches kids it doesn’t matter what size you are, you can do great things. Focus on what you can do, not what you can’t do. Be proud of who you are and know that we are all special in our own way.

Lori Orlinsky is a multi award-winning children’s book author, freelance writer and marketing director. For more about this book and Lori’s other books, you can go to https://loriorlinskyauthor.com/

We received a gorgeous box filled with exclusive Wonder Woman 1984 Merchandise from Warner Bros. Entertainment! We’ve got the ultimate fan swag for the movie release on Christmas Day! *These products were sent to us for free to review and all opinions are my own. * #WBPartner

Items featured in this box include: – Funko Pop! Heros – Hot Wheels Wonder Woman Jet – Erin Condren: Truth Love Justice Notebook – Her Universe Tees – Revlon WW84 Ultra HD Matte Lip Mousse – Alex and Ani Charm Bangle – Rubik’s Cube.

Check out our YouTube video as we unbox this gorgeous box! Wonder Woman 1984 is in theaters, December 25, 2020 and is available to stream on HBO Max through January 24, 2021!

Now that we have been spending so much more time at home, we’ve taken the opportunity to read alot more books. There are so many great winter reads not just for kids but that I think the entire family would enjoy. *All of these books were sent for free to review and all opinions are my own.*

The House of Happy Spirits by Geraldine Elschner and illustrated by Lucie Vandevelde is a story that centers around a new building being constructed in Lea’s neighborhood and she is worried that her favorite tree will be chopped down. As time goes by, she sees her tree becoming surrounded by bricks. Thankfully, the tree is fine and actually ends up being a beautiful centerpiece of the new building. Kids will love the captivating drawings of the people, pets and all the hustle and bustle of city life. This hardcover book retails for $14.95 and is recommended for ages 4 and up.

The Little Dancer by Geraldine Elschner and illustrated by Olivier Desvaux is a story about a young girl named Jeanne in 19th-century Paris whose dream is to become a ballet dancer. She auditions at the Opera Garnier and moves to Montmartre. While preparing for her performance, she also become an inspiration for an artist. The beautiful story and illustrations will transport you into Jeanne’s world including where she lives with her mom, her rehearsals for this most important performance and the completion of the sculpture. This book retails for $14.95 and is for ages 4 and up.

The Magic Doll by Adrienne Yabouza and illustrated by Élodie Nouhen is a story that takes place in a small village in West Africa. A young girl tells the story of how her mother had trouble getting pregnant and the way she seeked help from a doll whom she carried on her back and showered with kisses. Here belly began to grow months later. The topic of the Akua-Ba fertility figures of the Akan people of Ghana is explored while the deep love a mother has for her children is depicted. The beautiful illustrations by Élodie Nouhen are contemporary yet reminiscent of traditional African art. This book retails for $14.95 and is recommended for ages 4 and up.

How to Spot an Artist, by Danielle Krysa is a beautifully illustrated picture book that gives encouragement to children who think artists only live in cities, that art always has to look like something familiar or that painting and drawing is the only way to make art. Her mission with this book is to help children overcome negativity about their artistic endeavors as well as help them to redefine what being an artist means. Danielle has over 200,000 Instagram followers and has been able to help so many individuals overcome their fear that they aren’t creative. This book retails for $16.95 and is recommended for ages 5 and up.

David Roberts’ Delightfully Different Fairy Tales is filled with a beautiful of array of fairy tales that are set in different decades of the 20th century while being feminist and spunky. One tale revolves around a 1970s Rapunzel that lives in a tower block and has a friend who is in a rock band. Another tale takes us to the 1950s with a sci-fi nerd Sleeping Beauty that pricks her finger on a record player. The story is filled with only women and girls; no princes needed! This book retails for $19.95 and is recommended for ages 3 to 6.

This Thing Called Life by Christian Borstlap is a wonderful book to help children see the connections between all living things, what life is and how it’s constantly changing. Many of the creatures are imaginary but they all represent real things that organisms must do in order to survive. The illustrations help demonstrate complex concepts that are hard to put into words. This book retails for $17.95 and is recommended for ages 5 and up.

The Three Wishes beautifully written and illustrated by Alan Snow follows a young boy who is herding his family’s reindeer when he comes across a mysterious cave that is the holder of eternal summer. A bird, a fish and a wooden creature watch over the cave which can’t be left without time being frozen in the outside world. He ends up being granted three wishes and as a result of hard work, he’s able to visit his family annually and help to encourage others to create Christmas traditions. If you’re like our family, we wish the holiday season could last throughout the year and this book will be just what you need! It retails for $19.95 and is recommended for ages 4 to 8.

Build a Skyscraper by Paul Farrell is the second in a new series of graphic-designed cards that turn the image of a skyscraper into an amazing piece of artwork. The 64 cards feature a variety of graphic designs that are vibrant and pleasing to the eye. The cards are easy to slot together to create your own unique skyscraper. You can follow the suggestions in the included booklet, or as we like to do with many of our building projects, go abstract and get as creative as you like. This retails for $19.69 and is recommended for ages 3 to 5.

School by Britta Techkentrup is a story that lets you see what a day is like for various students at a bustling school. They experience everything from anger to joy to bullying to friendship. It’s a book that many children can relate to as many of the situations depicted can happen anywhere. This story is filled with compassion and beautiful illustrations that take you on a journey of so many emotions. It retails for $19.95 and is recommended for ages 8 and up.

Robobaby is a new picture book by Caldecott winner David Wiesner that take you on a journey revolving around the arrival of a new baby, but not just for any family, it’s a robot family! But Baby Flange arrives as a crate full of components that have to be assembled. They hit some bumps in the road, but have no fear, big sister Cathy has her trusty toolbox and her knowledge of robotics and IT is quite extensive. Cathy ends up being the heroine of this funny story and bonds with her new brother in the process. This book retails for $17.99 and is recommended for ages 4 to 7.

It’s a Blume-tastic Wonderland with Blume Products! Skyrocket Toys sent us this beautiful box filled with all the latest Blume dolls products as well as everything we needed to create a Blume winter wonderland! Products featured in this box include: Blume Flower Pot Girls Rainbow Sparkle Surprise, Blume Baby Pop, Blume Petal Pets and Blume Flower Pot Girls. *These products were sent to us for free to review and all opinions are my own. *

We opened the Blume Baby Pop and the Flower Pot Girls in our YouTube video. Lindsey especially loves the pop sound when you remove you surprise pod to see what’s inside. They are just the cutest little figures and they’re scented too! There’s also everything enclosed for you to create a little play area for your babies! The Flower Pot Girls was such a fun unboxing experience as well. You add some water and surprise, you’re flower blooms and inside the pot, you’ll find your surprise doll! It’s such a great reveal and you can do it recreate the flower blooming again and again!

We also had such a great time creating our Blume-tastic winter wonderland. We were provided with some tools to create this fun diy project, but we also used some of our own items we had in house like our Frozen Elsa’s Ice Palace. Our Blume friends had the best time building snowman and going for carriage rides.

Check out our YouTube video to see our unboxing of this beautiful box and a closer look into how we created our winter wonderland.